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Chapter 441 Refusing to Die Young
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The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 442 I'm Worried
Claire heaved a deep sigh, exiting Charles’ private lounge. Although he hadn’t done anything to upset or harm her during their chat, she couldn’t help being cautious around him. It was likely because there was more to Charles than meets the eye. Knowing very little about the mysterious Charles made Claire wary of him. …After a full day of work, Claire realized it was dark out and headed to meet Thomas.At that moment, Thomas was chatting with some brand representatives. His neither insecure nor arrogant demeanor delighted the representatives, who smiled at him and thought he was a talent worth investing in.Claire stood aside, waiting until the representatives departed before approaching Thomas.Thomas instantly turned around when he heard her with a bright smile. “You’re finally here, Claire! I’ve been looking everywhere for you all day—” He noticed Claire’s complexion seemed paler than usual and asked, “What’s wrong, Claire? Are you okay?”Claire instinctively touched her che
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 443 Stalker
The person followed her until they saw the expensive car pulling up outside the villa. That was when they stopped in fear and no longer dared to stalk her.The first thing Claire saw after exiting the villa was Javier’s car. It had appeared so randomly that she thought she was mistaken. However, as she strolled over to inspect who was inside it, the window rolled down to reveal Javier’s handsome face.“Javier!” she exclaimed. “What are you doing here?”“Why can’t I be here? Are you nervous?” he replied blankly.Seeing he was about to get angry, Claire piped up, “N-No! I’m not nervous—I was just curious about why you came here. So, why did you—”“Aren’t you getting in?” Javier interrupted with a frown.That snapped Claire back to her senses. She hurriedly got into the car. Lips curling sheepishly, Clare knew Javier was upset from his glum expression, so she plucked up the courage to hold his arm. “Thanks for coming to pick me up, Javier. See? I left the event as early as I could
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 444 I Don’t Want You to Worry
Ollie and Patty were already resting in their rooms upstairs when they got home. A maid was about to get Patty, but Claire stopped her. She didn’t want to trouble others for what she could handle herself. Moreover, Patty had been busy with Ollie, and Claire knew she was exhausted.Glancing at the time, Claire picked up the grocery bags and headed toward the kitchen. Considering how late it was, they couldn’t afford to delay dinner any further. “I’ll go make dinner.”Claire dismissed all the kitchen staff except for one to help her. She took care of everything else herself. Javier observed Claire’s outward display of strength, which belied the anxiety and upset roiling beneath the surface. However, Claire avoided him, so he could only sulk on the living room couch. With what had happened today, he couldn’t help but suspect Claire was hiding her true feelings. Javier was perplexed as to what he had neglected to do that had caused Claire to maintain such fortitude in his presence.
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 445 I Love You
Claire’s voice sounded pitiful to her own ears. Javier stopped and looked up, quietly gazing at Claire. There was an unknown emotion in his eyes that Claire couldn’t decipher. “I love you. Do I need a reason to love you? I’m also going to marry you. We’ll get married legally, and I’ll throw the most extravagant wedding ever. Claire, we’ve discussed all of this. Have you forgotten?” His eyes betrayed a tinge of agony as he spoke. Love had always been a source of joy for him, but the fear of losing her had brought about unexpected pain.She thought to herself, “Get married?” Claire suddenly remembered everything Javier had told her when he proposed. She had been deeply touched by his words and had vowed to spend the rest of her life with him. Yet, whenever difficulties arose, a sense of insecurity would creep in, and she would find herself wanting to withdraw. It was most likely due to her lack of self-esteem.She closed her eyes in pain and tried not to show her emotions. “Sorry,
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 446 Shameless
Claire didn’t plan to argue with Tammy knowing she was just joking. “It’s fine,” Claire said casually. As David entered the office, he overheard Tammy’s words and was immediately intrigued by the pink letter. The sight of it before him excited him. Upon noticing Claire’s anxious demeanor, he wondered if she had a clandestine romantic interest within the company.The prospect of Morrow discovering this made David wonder if he would harbor resentment toward Claire. He really wanted to see how shameless Claire was to write love letters within the company. Then, he opened the letter. David’s blood pressure shot up as he read the letter. The letter was full of tender solicitude and bore all the hallmarks of a love letter. After reading the cheesy words, David became enraged and flung the letter at Claire.“How dare you write such a disgusting love letter.”Curious, Claire picked up the letter and read it. Instantly, she also felt awkward. “This isn’t mine. Plus, what does it have t
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 447 Undeserving to Be With Him
Awkwardness flitted across Raina’s face at that time. She knew that she was unable to conceal the matter from Claire any longer, so she gestured for the latter to switch on her computer and log into her Twitter account.The trending topic used to be Thomas’ new drama the day before, but now it was now replaced by another trending topic—“President of the Marquez Group Announces Wedding.”When Claire clicked on the topic, she saw news covering her upcoming wedding with Javier. Most importantly, pictures of her and Javier being intimate had been uploaded all over the internet.Some of the images depicted Claire and Javier working together at home. There were also pictures of when they had gone to the meadow together where Javier had proposed to Claire. Based on the pictures’ angles, it was clear that Ollie was the one who took those pictures.Ollie seemed to have used nice angles when he took the pictures. Thanks to those angles, he made Claire and Javier seem extraordinarily intimate
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 448 How to Leech off His Family
With that thought in mind, Claire took a deep breath. She pretended nothing had happened and slowly walked back to her office.As expected, her hunch was right. After all, Javier had a unique identity. No one dared to approach her to gossip about her relationship because Stardust Entertainment completely relied on the Marquez Group to thrive.Claire couldn’t help but sigh as she looked around the office, which gradually fell silent around her. Then, she started recalling the words Javier had said to her before she left the Marquez Group earlier.“Claire, our wedding date is almost here, so I might not be able to protect you for now. Think of this as me doing everything for the sake of our future. Don’t go to work for the time being. Just wait for me at home so that I can finally return and marry you, alright?”Upon hearing the request, Claire immediately understood why Javier had been experiencing such overwhelming exhaustion as of late.She was very moved by his words, so she did
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 449 I Really Want to Marry You
Claire decided to probe around. “Are all the customized dresses displayed here? Do you have other styles?”The sales assistant looked apologetic. “My apologies, Mrs. Marquez. All customized dresses are already displayed here. Do you not like any of them?”She spoke very carefully simply because she was worried that Javier, who was accompanying Claire, might blame her for Claire’s lack of interest in the displayed dresses.After all, that man looked like he came from an impressive background. Even though he was handsome, he was rather scary looking.When Claire heard the answer, she said nothing even though she was secretly disappointed.It just so happened that Javier had already gone over to the men’s section to pick out some clothes.Just as Claire was about to explore the other sections of the shop in disappointment, the shop manager and the designer suddenly returned from the outside. The designer studied Claire for a moment before clapping her hands together. “You must be Mr
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The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 913
Hattie looked extremely sincere in her pleading. However, when Sofia did not answer or even look at her, she began to lose confidence. Sofia's face was impassive. "Hattie, I've known you since you were a baby, but I can't help you with this. Please leave." She did not want to discuss the other stuff with her yet.However, Hattie was obstinate. She looked at her with tears in her eyes. "Aunt Sofia, please, please help me. I know it's not much trouble for you, but it can save our entire family. You've always been so kind to me. I promise that the Snyder family will repay you for your kindness!"Hearing this, Sofia felt uncomfortable. She raised her head and gazed at her coldly. "In this case, Hattie, I'll tell you why I won't help you," she said impatiently. "Do you really not know what you've done? I won't say it, but I know exactly what you've done to Ollie. You deserve everything that's happening to you now."Hattie widened her eyes, partly in shock and partly in disbelief when she h
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 912 I Will Repay You
Javier paused outside the door and waited until Claire left before giving his subordinates a look. They understood perfectly and grabbed Chantelle at once.As Javier had ordered, they were to send this woman abroad as far away as possible and leave her to fend for herself.Outside the hotel, Claire looked up at the sky blankly. She felt like a huge burden had been taken off her shoulders; for the first time in a long time, she felt relieved of all the hurt that she had suffered five years ago. Turning back, she told Javier, "Thank you, Javier, for allowing me to face my fears. I feel so relieved now."Javier's expression fell when he heard her thank him. He tapped her on the nose fondly in exasperation. "What are you talking about? Of course, I won't let those who hurt you get off so easily. They have to pay for what they have done."Claire was touched to see him so protective of her. A surge of warmness spread in her chest as she gazed at him fondly. "I'm lucky to have you, Javier."T
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 911 Disappointed
That was all Armand could think of.In just a few minutes, Chantelle admitted to everything she had done to Claire over the past few years.From drugging Claire out of jealousy and getting a stranger to assault her to getting Liam to banish her abroad, she admitted to everything. Claire knew some of them, but not all; only now did she know the extent of her crimes.When she was finished, everyone in the room sported conflicting expressions. Liam looked especially hurt and remorseful. It turned out that his younger daughter had always been evil, and he had wrongfully blamed Claire for all these years.Armand, on the other hand, didn't know how to feel about all this. He glanced at Claire and Javier. He felt that he really didn't deserve Claire, after all he had done. He had thought Chantelle to be kind and naive and had trusted her blindly to the point that he almost married her.Thank goodness the wedding didn't happen. Even so, he had lost Claire thanks to this. It made him regret eve
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 910 Hard to Avoid
If Chantelle told Claire the truth about what happened that night, then there would be nothing stopping her from having a happily-ever-after with Javier.Back then, driven by jealousy, she had drugged Claire and put her in Javier's bed without their consent. She had planned all of this out herself meticulously. She had gotten Armand to catch Claire in the act so that he would call off the engagement and be with her instead. Liam banished Claire abroad to fend for herself. However, if she had known that the random stranger she had arranged to assault Claire was Javier, she never would've done it.Even so, it was a perfect plan worthy of a blockbuster film. Claire and Javier never found out the truth, nor did they know that Ollie was actually Javier's son.It took them two years of skirting around each other only to find out that they were meant to be in the first place. Now that the truth was out, Claire would not settle for prison as a punishment for the cause of all her suffering. Sh
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 909 The People She Hated the Most
After a lot of persuasion, Claire and Sofia finally managed to get Ollie to agree to stay in the hospital for another three days.Of course, three days weren't enough. Sofia and Pedro tried everything they could to convince Ollie to stay in the hospital for as long as possible.However, Ollie was smart enough to see through their ruse. He felt guilty when he saw them trying to cajole him into staying, so one day, after another attempt, he spoke up hesitantly, "Grandma, Grandpa, I'm glad that you're trying to keep me happy, and I'm touched that you're concerned about me, but I've been in the hospital for too long and it's making me sad. I promise that I'll listen to the doctor even when I'm at home, okay?" Under his bright, clear gaze, Sofia's protests died in her throat, leaving only exasperation and wordless sorrow.Ollie was too mature for his age. How could they not love him?Therefore, Ollie got his wish and was discharged three days later. In order to take care of Ollie, Sofia an
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 908 I Don't Care
Hearing this, Javier narrowed his eyes. He felt like he was on the verge of grasping something, but the feeling passed too quickly for him to register it. Softening his tone, he said, "There's no need to be scared, Ollie. We're all right here with you. We'll protect you no matter what happens. Can you tell me what you remembered?"Ollie might have regained his memories from before he'd been drugged.Buoyed by the encouragement, Ollie thought hard for a moment and said with a frown, "I … I remember a lady beating me. She locked me up and didn't let me eat anything while saying bad things about me and Mommy all the time. I wanted to fight back, but I was too weak. After I tried to run, she caught me and beat me up some more and forced me to eat food off the floor." Toward the end of this, Ollie burst into tears.Claire's heart hurt for him. She wanted to hug him, but Javier got there first."Tell me, Ollie, do you know her name?" Javier's voice was thick with tears as well. "Do you remem
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 907 Scared
With that, Henry threw a glance at the rest of the employees and hurried them out. He also dragged Raina and Thomas out with him, leaving only Claire and Javier's parents to keep him company.Since it was only a small procedure for Javier, he did not get a lot of anesthesia. He tried to wriggle his body a little. Realizing what he was doing, Claire quickly helped him sit up.Javier did not look like he had just come out of surgery. Thanks to his strong physique, he looked fine.Seeing this, Sofia finally eased up a little on her worries. "How are you feeling, Javier?"Javier shook his head. "I'm fine, Mom. I just need some rest. How about Ollie? Did they say when he'll wake up?" He already knew that the surgery was a success, so he wanted to know when he would be able to see Ollie."Randy said that Ollie will be out for some time, but he's fine," Claire replied. Javier nodded. He, too, finally eased up on the tight knot of worry that was weighing his chest.Once he was sure that Javie
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 906 Talented
The surgery took three hours.As time went by, Claire got more and more anxious. However, there was nothing she could do but wait.In the end, Sofia was the first to crack. She went up to Claire and said anxiously, "Claire, are you sure that Dr. Xenos is good? It's been three hours, why aren't they out yet? I have a bad feeling about this."Claire wasn't exactly relaxed either, but she didn't show it. She gathered her thoughts and comforted Sofia. "Everything will be fine, Mrs. Marquez. Randy is a well-known surgeon, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. Don't worry." She wanted to reach out to comfort her, but in the end, she just sat there with an awkward expression. This was probably how their relationship would be in the foreseeable future—awkward and distant.Pedro watched their interaction with an air of knowingness. "Stop crying, Sofia," he said. "They're fine, you don't have to cry about them. Claire's still pregnant, don't upset her."Sofia was about to get angry about his admoni
The Return: Dad Quest Initiated Chapter 905 Wouldn't Be Able to Bear It
At that, Javier narrowed his eyes dangerously.The Weiss family wasn't in a stable condition right now, so it wouldn't be hard for him to take revenge on Claire's behalf. Now that he knew the truth of what had happened, he had to find a way to punish the perpetrators.The news that Ollie was Javier's biological son quickly spread, especially after Sofia held a party in celebration. In fact, it made headlines the day before Ollie's scheduled surgery.Javier wasn't surprised about it. He had been looking for an opportunity to announce it to the public so that there wouldn't be unsightly rumors that would affect Claire. Claire, on the other hand, felt a little uncomfortable about the announcement. After all, she had always been a private person; she didn't want anyone to disturb her peaceful life.After a while, though, she got used to it.The most important contributor to this was that it benefited Ollie. From now on, he wasn't a fatherless child anymore. He could tell anyone who would l
